Frontier Airlines To Replace Older Aircraft

 

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Frontier Airlines To Replace Older Aircraft

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Mike Mitchell
 
 

July 5, 2010 - Frontier Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of Republic Airways Holdings, Inc. announced it will be making changes to its fleet that continue its strategy of operating the most cost-effective aircraft.

“The six new A320s arriving early next year will provide us with a net capacity increase and a reduction in unit costs, making us more competitive as we embark on the busy spring and summer travel season next year.”

Effective in September 2010, the Company will remove four 120-seat Airbus 318s and one 76-seat Embraer 170 aircraft from scheduled service. Three of these aircraft have been sold to third parties and two will be returned to their lessors.

 

Beginning in January 2011, Frontier will accept the first of six new 162-seat A320 aircraft. All six aircraft have firm lease financing arranged and will be arriving during the first two quarters of 2011.

“The timing of this transaction provides us a unique opportunity to efficiently match our fleet size to capacity needs during the slower fall and winter travel season,” said Daniel Shurz, vice president of strategy and planning. “The six new A320s arriving early next year will provide us with a net capacity increase and a reduction in unit costs, making us more competitive as we embark on the busy spring and summer travel season next year.”

In conjunction with the fleet changes, Frontier also announced the suspension of service between Denver and Rapid City on Sept. 7, 2010, and the seasonal suspension of service between Denver and Boise from Dec. 1, 2010 to April 17, 2011.

Frontier’s 162-seat A320 aircraft feature comfortable all-leather seating with DIRECTV service in every seatback. The carrier’s entire Airbus fleet is configured with four rows of STRETCH seating, which provides an additional five inches of legroom. The carrier currently operates a total of 54 Airbus aircraft, seven of which are A320s.

 

Frontier Airlines is a wholly owned subsidiary of Republic Airways Holdings, Inc., an airline holding company that owns Chautauqua Airlines, Lynx Aviation, Midwest Airlines, Republic Airlines and Shuttle America. Currently in its 16th year of operations, Frontier employs more than 5,500 aviation professionals and operates more than 550 daily flights from its three hubs at Denver International Airport, Milwaukee’s General Mitchell International Airport and Kansas City International Airport. Frontier offers routes to more than 70 destinations in the United States, Mexico and Costa Rica.

On April 13, 2010, Republic Airways announced that its two branded carriers, Frontier and Midwest, would combine under the Frontier Airlines name. The integration of these two airlines is expected to take 12-18 months.

 

 
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